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ASX Investment Guides: Empower Your Financial Decisions

At Fat Tail Daily, our mission is to empower individual investors. We diverge from the traditional financial industry’s model of commission-driven wealth management.

Instead, we shine a light on our top investment ideas, offering you the knowledge to make informed decisions independently.

Delve into our investment guides tailored for individual investors keen on navigating the nuances of the Australian share market.

These guides provide valuable insights, whether you’re a seasoned investor or just starting out.

Featured Guides Include:

  • Bonds Demystified: Understanding Bonds and Their Significance.
  • Graphite Stocks on ASX: A Comprehensive Guide.
  • Maximising Returns: How to Boost Your Income Using Dividends
  • ASX Uranium Stocks: Key Players to Watch.
  • Decoding ‘Blue Chips’: Their Significance and Why They Deserve a Spot in Your Portfolio
  • Cryptocurrency Basics: Establishing a Strong Footing in the Digital Currency Realm.

Stock Market Guides

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What are Bonds, and Why You Should Care

The bond market has hit the headlines in recent weeks. Here, we will explore what bonds are and how they are causing headaches for currencies, stock markets, and banks’ ability to lend.

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How to protect your investments from inflation, recessions, and bear markets

In uncertain times, protecting your investments is more important than ever. What do you do? Do you liquidate your share portfolio and stay in cash? Or do you hold on, weather the storm, and wait the tough times out? Read on to find out more.

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The investor's guide to graphite stocks on the ASX

What are the graphite stocks on the ASX? And are they worthy of investment? Well, the answer is far from a straight yes or no

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5 ASX Uranium Stocks to Watch in 2024

While the 2011 Fukushima disaster has crippled demand for uranium over the past 10 years, the market is showing signs of a resurgence. But why now?

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What Are Blue-Chip Shares? — Blue-Chip Stocks Explained

Blue-chip stocks are shares in large, well-established corporations that are generally considered financially secure. If you’re confused by some of the language used to describe stock markets, you’re certainly not alone.

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An Introduction to Tech Stocks

Tech investing comes with high risk, along with its high potential returns. Getting in early with the next big thing could mean life-changing investment returns. But if you guess wrong, your investment can quickly turn to nothing.

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How to Find the Best Dividend Stocks in Australia

The best dividend stocks in the market are not always the most obvious. Learn how to apply these 5 golden rules when making any dividend investing decision to maximise your gains and lock in your profits. Plus, discover the top 5 dividend stocks in Australia for 2016.

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How to Buy Australian Shares - ASX Stock Market FAQ

Have you ever wanted to start investing on the ASX but weren’t sure how to get started? Well, this guide is for you. Here we will answer all your questions about getting started with investing on the ASX.

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ASX Dividend Investing Guide: Find Quality Dividend Stocks in Australia

The ultimate guide to dividend investing in Australia. Learn how to find the best dividend stocks on the ASX and the secret to successful dividend investments...

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Investment Strategies for the ASX: Lessons from Successful Investors and ASX-Listed Companies

Being an Australian investor means you have access to a variety of strategies that could help you successfully invest on the ASX, and we’re excited that we get to share them with you.

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Investment Definitions & Terminology

A list of the most common and important investment terms, from market cap to risk tolerance. Knowing these can help you be a better investor.

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Your Complete Guide to Trading Options on the ASX

Options quite often get put in the ‘too hard’ basket for many investors. There is a lot of jargon that gets thrown around. Some option strategies sound more like exotic species than anything to do with the markets.

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Investment Guides

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Fat Tail’s Introductory Guide to REITs

All you need to know for a quick dive into readymade property portfolios and those who create them.

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ETF Investing for Beginners

You’ll be happy to know that starting a foray into ETF investing doesn’t have to be intimidating or overwhelming. In fact, it is an exciting and great way to diversify your investments while keeping fees in check.

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The Role of Hydrogen in the Energy Transition

Hydrogen produced from renewable energy — or green hydrogen­ — has been often dubbed as the ‘fuel of the future’, and could play a key role in the global energy transition…but it also has the potential to be a big investment opportunity for investors.

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How To Invest Into Stocks: A Beginner’s Guide

The outcome is never certain when investing. There is absolutely no promise of a win, no matter how successful the company you’re investing in is. This is part and parcel of why investing can be so lucrative — because the risk is so substantial.

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How to Invest in Tech Stocks

When it comes to tech stocks, we’re talking about companies that make and sell tech hardware, software or even services. Corporations that are in the business of technology. These are companies that are often on the cutting edge.

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How to Invest in Renewable Energy in Australia

This is Fat Tail Daily’s comprehensive guide to investing in renewable energy in Australia. In this clean energy investment guide, we cover, what defines renewable energy, Australia’s energy policy and look at Australian renewable energy companies...

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The Investors Guide To Investing in Small-Cap Stocks on the ASX

With Australian small-cap stocks, rogue private investors like you have a unique advantage. For one thing, big funds cannot invest in small-cap stocks. It’s a liquidity problem. Small investments can’t offer meaningful profit opportunities to large investors.

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How to Invest In Biotech Stocks

Investing in biotech stocks can be a mixed bag. Sometimes you can really win it big. Other times you’ll end up holding a fizzer. Why are there few in between? It’s because of how the industry is set up.

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How to Boost Your Income Using Dividends

Investors will trade shares purely for capital gains, whereas someone who needs an income from their investments may focus on shares that produce an income. Companies that have a history of regular, and increasing, dividends are viewed favourably among investors.

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Battery Metals Boom: Capitalising on the EV Market Surge

Explore the Battery Metals Boom, capitalising on the EV market surge with insights on lithium miners, diverse metal supply chains, and new technologies.

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The Petrodollar Explained: An Investor’s Guide

Petrodollars are balance-of-payments surpluses of countries that export oil, which is then invested abroad in securities denominated in US dollars.

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The Investor's Guide to Hydrogen Stocks on the ASX

If you’re interested in investing in Australian-based hydrogen stocks, it might be worth looking at the companies we have compiled for you

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Pros and Cons of Small-Cap Stock Investing

A definitve guide on ASX Small Cap Stocks & information about key investment risks to be aware of, and where to find them

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Join the 'Secret Payroll' with a Dividend Reinvestment Plan (DRP)

Australian shares offer among the best dividend yields in the world. Investors, both locally and abroad, have been chasing yield aggressively ever since global economies started to scratch and claw their way out of the GFC in 2009.

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Commodities & Gold

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How to Invest in Gold

So you’ve decided it’s time to invest in gold. Good thinking. But now you’re wondering, ‘What gold product should I buy?’ In Australia, we have many options available when it comes to buying physical gold or investing in an exchange traded fund (ETF) that tracks the gold price.

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How to Buy Gold in Australia — The Ultimate Guide to Investing in Gold

The ultimate guide to invest in gold in Australia. Everything you need to know about gold, including how to buy gold, sell and store gold in Australia

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How to Buy Gold and Silver

Discover the range of options that are out there to buy, sell and invest in gold and silver. Plus learn how you can profit from buying gold and silver in the future.

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Frequently Asked Questions about Investing in Gold: A Guide to Australian-based Investments

Investing in gold can be one way to prepare for future financial uncertainties, but it’s important to understand the risks involved. This guide will answer some frequently asked questions about gold investment in Australia so you can make an informed decision about whether this type of investment is right for you.

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Don’t Forget Silver: How to Buy, Sell, and Store Silver in Australia

Simply putting aside some cash into a bank account to earn interest isn’t always ideal for everyone as a long-term investment. Compared to silver, which has historically maintained its value, cash has come and gone repeatedly throughout history. For others, owning physical silver ensures they have a small portion of their wealth outside the financial system.

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Copper And The ASX: An Investor's Guide

Copper is an essential industrial metal to our global economy. Reddish in colour, copper is the third most-consumed industrial metal in the world, after iron ore and aluminum.

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An Investor’s Guide to Critical Minerals

As the world moves away from fossil fuels to one increasingly powered by renewables, critical minerals are a crucial ingredient for many of today’s clean energy technologies. You’ve likely heard all the fuss about them. But, what exactly are they, and why do we need them?

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A Guide to Investing in Australian Commodities

For many years, commodities have made up a vast share of Australia’s export industry — and from the 2000s prices really soared, a surge in activity driven by global demand. As an investor, there’s certainly a lot to choose from. In fact, the ASX is home to a myriad of commodity-related investments and stocks

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The Beginner's Guide to Cobalt Investing in Australia

Australia is the third largest producer of cobalt in the world, a position only expected to grow as more and more companies look for ethical cobalt sources. To this end, Australia has a significant cobalt reserve base

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Platinum Investment Guide for Australian investors

The World Platinum Investment Council expects the platinum deficit could hit 983,000 ounces this year. And while it has never been a big player when it comes to platinum, we can see the makings of Australia playing an important role in future supply.

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Investing in Rare Earth Stocks on the ASX

Rare earth metals are used almost everywhere, and they’re indispensable for modern society. The global demand for rare earth metals doubled to 125,000 tonnes in 15 years and the demand is projected to reach 315,000 tonnes in 2030.

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How to Invest in Lithium Stocks (ASX): The Definitive Guide

Many Aussie investors are familiar with ASX-listed lithium stocks, so here we will cover the essentials you need to know before investing.

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Cryptocurrency Guides

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What Is Bitcoin and How Does It Work?

This is a comprehensive guide on bitcoin, so you can learn exactly what bitcoin is and how it works. In this guide, we talk about blockchain technology, the origins of bitcoin and what it means for the future of money and for investors...

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How Do I Buy Cryptocurrency?

Cryptocurreny expert Sam Volkering explains the steps to take when buying crytocurrency like Bitcoin for the first time, setting you up for success.

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Ethereum vs Bitcoin: What's the Difference?

Cryptocurrency was born in 2009, but 2017 was the year the masses suddenly took it seriously. While most people had at least heard of bitcoin, suddenly there was hundreds of new altcoins – a term for cryptocurrencies other than bitcoin – launched.

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What is Blockchain?

People write to me regularly and suggest that they can’t wrap their head around blockchain technology. The problem with most explanations is they provide more detail than most people want or need.

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